Born in Bologna, Italy. Involved in documentary photography since the 90′s, focusing mainly on on social and political topics.
Works for different magazines and newspapers and realized several reportages in different countries like the Balkans, East Timor, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Philippines, French Polinesia, South America, USA and Africa.
Massimo received the World Press Award in 1998, the Linea D’ombra Prize and the Fuji prize in photojournalism in 1999.
Now he is mostly working in United States, the Balkans and recently center Africa.
He is based in Bologna, Italy.
THE LAST SHUTTLE
by Massimo Sciacca. USA. June 2011. The end of an era. 30 years after its first mission, the Nasa announced the end of the Space Shuttle Programm, that has marked the human presence in the space for generations. In june … Continue reading
KINABUTI: IN OUR GHETTO
by Massimo Sciacca. Port Harcourt, Nigeria. December 2010. Kinabuti is a fashion label with a heart and a purpose, launching from the Niger Delta to the world. The brainchild of Nigeria-based, Italy-born Caterina Bortolussi, Kinabuti was launched as part of … Continue reading
THE RESPITE
by Massimo Sciacca. Port Harcourt, Niger river Delta, Nigeria. December 2010. The community of Niger River Delta is living these months a period of cease-fire and respite. After the latest attack held by the Mend guerriglia, on the 23th november, … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS
by Massimo Sciacca. Nevada, USA. November 2010. photo gallery
THE IRON CURTAIN DIARIES 1989-2009
by Massimo Sciacca. Toward South. May 2009. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall two photographers together with two journalists, a director and a cartoonist travelled along the Iron Curtain, the 6.300 km long border that used to … Continue reading
LIFE IN A TANGO
by Massimo Sciacca. Argentina. 2005 – 2007. Argentina has been for long time the illusion of an economic miracle. its recent history shows as the uncontrolled use of the privatization system doesn’t produce richness but just poverty. World powers used … Continue reading
DRIVEAWAY (AN AMERICAN TRIP)
by Massimo Sciacca. USA. 2007. DriveAway is a journey across the places, the symbols and the people of the United States. photo gallery
WELCOME TO ALBANIA, EUROPE
by Massimo Sciacca. Albania. 2007. A tour through Albania, a changing country knocking to the EU’s door. photo gallery
NEW YORK INFRA-RED
by Massimo Sciacca. New York City, USA. 2007. photo gallery
LOST IN PARADISE
by Massimo Sciacca. French Polinesia. June 2006. photo gallery
THE PAPER TIGER
by Massimo Sciacca. Between poverty and globalization, Philippines. 2002. Until half of the ’90s the Philipines were considered one of the emergent countries of Asia with the highest standart of development. One of the tigers of the South East Asia. … Continue reading
Multimedia
THE LAST MISSION – MULTIMEDIA
by Massimo Sciacca. USA. 2011. The end of an era. 30 years after its first mission, the Nasa announced the end of the Space Shuttle Programm, that has marked the human presence in the space for generations. In june 2011, … Continue reading